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<blockquote data-quote="IlliniOllie" data-source="post: 1326539" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>Frankly, because we suck and don't have the rabid fan support and huge $$$ that Florida State does. F$U has a historically great program and currently the #3 team in the country. Any attempt to change the Seminole on his horse or their music or the chop or whatever would be met with a crap-storm unlike any other, from the Florida statehouse through the administration and on down.</p><p></p><p>There isn't anywhere near that level of support at Illinois. Not in the state government, not in the administration, and not from the fans. The few remaining fans will grumble and make noise, but this athletic department is at a historic low point after 10 years of poor performance in both revenue sports (and a couple outliers aside, 25+ years in football). There just isn't the resistance or support, so we're an easy target.</p><p></p><p>If our last 25 years had been like Wisconsin's, and were going into the football season ranked in the top 10, with consistently solid to great performance in both revenue sports over that time, War Chant wouldn't be going anywhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IlliniOllie, post: 1326539, member: 6150"] Frankly, because we suck and don't have the rabid fan support and huge $$$ that Florida State does. F$U has a historically great program and currently the #3 team in the country. Any attempt to change the Seminole on his horse or their music or the chop or whatever would be met with a crap-storm unlike any other, from the Florida statehouse through the administration and on down. There isn't anywhere near that level of support at Illinois. Not in the state government, not in the administration, and not from the fans. The few remaining fans will grumble and make noise, but this athletic department is at a historic low point after 10 years of poor performance in both revenue sports (and a couple outliers aside, 25+ years in football). There just isn't the resistance or support, so we're an easy target. If our last 25 years had been like Wisconsin's, and were going into the football season ranked in the top 10, with consistently solid to great performance in both revenue sports over that time, War Chant wouldn't be going anywhere. [/QUOTE]
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